Tag Archives: Kasese

By Pepper Intelligence Unit Before wrapping up his re-election campaigns at Kololo tomorrow, Jan 13, President Yoweri Museveni made a calculated move: he returned to regions he had already visited. From Arua in West Nile, to Iganga in Busoga, and finally Kasese in the Rwenzori sub-region, the message was clear—these were not courtesy visits, but political recalls. Kasese, in particular, …

Kasese District’s political terrain is undergoing one of its most consequential realignments since the return of multiparty politics. Once an unshakeable stronghold of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the district is now a fiercely contested battleground, with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) sensing an opportunity to expand its footprint as opposition parties grapple with internal fractures ahead of …

Kasese – The National Unity Platform (NUP) has lost its designated candidate for Kasese District LC5 chairperson, Gadi Mbayahi, who passed away Sunday night at Kilembe Mines Hospital, party officials confirmed Monday. He was 52. Mbayahi, a retired civil-engineer turned businessman, had been hospitalised for two weeks with complications linked to acute pneumonia, according to family spokesperson Justus Kule. “Doctors …

Western Uganda — At least five people were killed as suspected attackers launched coordinated assaults on Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and police installations across Kasese, Fort Portal, and Bundibugyo districts. The incidents occurred late on Friday, October 31, and into the morning of November 1, 2025. In Bundibugyo District, the Resident District Commissioner, Rt. Maj. John Mugabirwe, confirmed that …